Translation of "Unité optique " (French → English) :

In January 2007 the Commission (DG Development, Unit B2) finalised a discussion document entitled 'Advancing African Agriculture' and it opened a forum for discussions with a number of parties (both within Europe and beyond) for the purpose of incorporating suggestions and proposals into the document and producing a more comprehensive version of the Communication on agriculture in Africa which had previously been announced for the end of 2006.

46. Notes the continued recognition by many Member States of NATO as the cornerstone of their security in the event of an armed aggression; takes the view that cooperation and complementarity should be the key elements upon which EU/NATO relations are based; proposes in this vein discussions - taking into account the different character of each organisation - concerning improved coordination of national contributions to the NATO Response Force and those of the EU Headline Goals in order to avoid any duplication; urges Member States to continue to reform their armed forces with a view to making those forces more deployable, transportab ...[+++]le and sustainable; notes in this regard that for the foreseeable future most Member States will continue to commit the same units to both NATO and the EU owing to the lack of units possessing the right skills and capabilities; urges Member States to continue to enlarge their pool of readily available forces so that in the future the operational needs of both the EU and NATO can be readily satisfied;

45. Notes the continued recognition by many Member States of NATO as the cornerstone of their security in the event of an armed aggression; takes the view that cooperation and complementarity should be the key words upon which EU/NATO relations are based; proposes in this vein discussions - taking into account the different character of each organisation - concerning improved coordination of national contributions to the NATO Response Force and those of the EU Headline Goals in order to avoid any duplication; urges Member States to continue reforming their armed forces with a view to making the forces more deployable, transportable an ...[+++]d sustainable; notes in this regard that for the foreseeable future most Member States will continue to commit the same units to both NATO and the EU owing to the lack of units possessing the right skills and capabilities; urges Member States to continue deepening their pool of readily available forces so that in the future the operational needs of both the EU and NATO can be readily satisfied;

3.1.1.3. if designed to satisfy the requirements of both right-hand and left-hand traffic, markings indicating the two settings of the optical unit on the vehicle or of the light source on the reflector; these markings shall consist of the letters "R/D" for the position for right-hand traffic and the letters "L/G" for the position for left-hand traffic;

For both traffic systems by means of an appropriate adjustment of the setting of the optical unit or the lamp on the vehicle.

If, when the lamp is installed, any part of the apparent surface of the lamp is hidden by any further parts of the vehicle, proof shall be furnished that the part of the lamp not hidden by obstacles still conforms to the photometric values prescribed for the approval of the device as an optical unit (see figure below).